Horaglanis abdulkalami

Horaglanis abdulkalami
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Clariidae
Genus:	Horaglanis
Species:	H. abdulkalami
Binomial name
Horaglanis abdulkalami Subhash Babu, 2012

Horaglanis abdulkalami is a species of airbreathing catfish endemic to India.

Description and naming

It was described by Subhash Babu Kallikadavil of the Cochin University of Science and Technology in 2012. ^{[2] [3]} It was named after former President of India A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. ^[3]

See also

• Himantolophus kalami
• List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949)
• List of things named after A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

References

1. Dahanukar, N.; Sidharthan, A. (2023). "Horaglanis abdulkalami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023. IUCN: e.T56099918A56717650.
2. Horaglanis abdulkalami in FishBase
3. "New blind catfish and eel found in India". phys.org. Retrieved 2019-11-05.